A ministerial-level meeting was held between the two states of Assam Meghalaya yesterday to resolve the dispute. The Meeting was held at the wayside amenity of the Tourism Department at Ratacherra village in East Jaintia Hills District.

Assam Industry and Commerce Minister Chandra Mohan Patwari and Meghalaya Home Minister Lakhmen Rymbui led their respective delegations. Also present were two Deputy  Commissioners Keerti Jalli (of Cachar) and E.Kharmalki (of East Jaintia Hill District), Cachar Superintendent of Police Ramandeep Kaur and Meghalaya MLA Shitlang Pale. MLA Katigorah Khalil Uddin and Circle Officer of Katigorah Kaveri Rongpipi also took part in the high level meeting.

Both sides during the meeting laid down procedures for resolving the border dispute. Later on, addressing the media, Minister Chandra Mohan Patwari said that the meeting was successful and both sides also exchanged relevant documents. However, no conclusion was reached and the next meeting in this regard will be held in Shillong. Meghalaya Home Minister Lakhmen Rymbui also termed the meeting as fruitful and added that the next meeting will be held before 30 October. 

Deputy Commissioner, Cachar also informed that important issues revolving around the border crisis came up for discussion. She was hopeful that soon the bottlenecks would be resolved.

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